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Dawes (surname)
Dawes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Dawes (1907–1973), English association footballer *Andrew Dawes (1940–2022), Canadian violinist * Belle Dawes (born 2001), Australian rules footballer * Beman Gates Dawes (1870–1953), politician and oil executive who served two terms as a Republican Congressman from Ohio *Charles G. Dawes (1865–1951), banker, politician and 30th Vice President of the United States *Christie Dawes (born 1980), Australian wheelchair racer * Christopher Dawes (other), multiple people *David Dawes (born 1964), one of the founders of the XFree86 project *Dominique Dawes (born 1976), United States gymnast *Edward Dawes (1805–1856), British Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight 1851–1852 * Eva Dawes (1912–2009), Canadian track and field athlete * Fred Dawes (1911–1989), English association footballer * Henry L. Dawes (1816–1903), United States Senator of Massachusetts, who sponsored the Dawes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Dawes
Albert George Dawes (23 April 1907 – 23 June 1973) was an English professional footballer who played for Northampton Town and Crystal Palace as a forward. He also played one first-class cricket game for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club against Derbyshire in 1933. Albert's younger brother was Fred Dawes, who also played professionally for both Crystal Palace and Northampton Town. Playing career Dawes began his playing career with Northampton Town in 1929 and over four seasons made 184 overall appearances for the club, scoring 103 goals. In December 1933, he signed for Crystal Palace as replacement for Peter Simpson who was injured at that time. Dawes went on to make 105 League appearances in his first spell with Palace scoring 75 times. The 1935–36 season was his most successful scoring 38 times, heading the Division Three South list of goal-scorers and receiving a call-up to the England team. However, he did not appear in the side, being named as twelfth-man, in an er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Dawes
Johnny Dawes (born 9 May 1964) is a British rock climber and author, known for a dynamic climbing style and for establishing bold traditional climbing routes. This included the first ascent of ''The Indian Face'', the first-ever route at the E9-grade. His influence on British climbing was at its peak in the mid to late-1980s. Climbing career Dawes' main climbing career roughly splits into an initial period pre-1986 where he focused on gritstone in the Peak District, which was suited to his unique climbing style (e.g. ''Gaia'', and ''End of the Affair''). From 1986, Dawes focused on Wales and on a diverse range of rock, from the slate quarries of Llanberis (e.g. ''The Quarryman'', ''The Very Big and the Very Small'', and ''Dawes of Perception''), to the quartzite cliffs of Gogarth North Stack (e.g. ''Conan the Librarian'', and ''Hardback Thesaurus''), and the rhyolite mountain crags of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (e.g. ''The Indian Face''). Dawes is mostly remembered for intimidatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dawes
William Dawes Jr. (April 6, 1745 – February 25, 1799) was one of several men who in April 1775 alerted colonial minutemen in Massachusetts of the approach of British army troops prior to the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution. For some years, Paul Revere had the most renown for his ride of warning of this event. Childhood Dawes was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 6, 1745, to William and Lydia Dawes (née Boone), and baptized at Boston's Old South Church. He became a tanner and was active in Boston's militia. On May 3, 1768, Dawes married Mehitable May, the daughter of Samuel and Catherine May (née Mears). The ''Boston Gazette'' noted that for his wedding, he wore a suit entirely made in North America. At the time, Whigs were trying to organize a boycott of British products in order to pressure Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts. Role in Boston's militia On April 8, 1768, Dawes was elected as a member of the Ancien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Dawes
Thomas Dawes (August 5, 1731 – January 2, 1809) was a patriot who served as a Massachusetts militia colonel during the American Revolution and afterward assumed prominent positions in Massachusetts's government. His positions included membership and chairmanship of the Massachusetts Governor's Council and representative in both the House and Senate. As chairman of the Governor's Council, Dawes served briefly as the '' de jure'' presiding officer of the executive branch of Massachusetts' state government for ten days – May 20, 1800 to May 30, 1800 – following the death of first Governor Increase Sumner and then Lieutenant Governor Moses Gill. (See List of governors of Massachusetts.) Dawes was born in Boston. Prior to the Revolution, he attended a regular school and worked as a mechanic. He ardently supported the Whigs, gaining infamy among Royalists; his house was plundered by the British when they withdrew from Boston in 1776. Later, he became active in politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Dawes, Baronne De Feuchères
Sophie Dawes (29 September 1790 – 15 December 1840), ''Baroness de Feuchères'' by marriage, was an English "adventuress" best known as a mistress of Louis Henry II, Prince of Condé. Early life Dawes was born in 1790 at St Helens, Isle of Wight, the daughter of an alcoholic fisherman named Richard Daw (or Dawes) by Jane Callaway, whom he probably did not marry.Victor Macclure, ''She Stands Accused'' (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1935)Chapter 5: Almost a lady/ref> A blue plaque at her birthplace reads: Daughter of Richard Dawes Fisherman & Smuggler known as was born herein 1792 Dawes was one of ten children, of whom only four grew up. In 1796 the whole family moved into the workhouse at Newport, where Dawes remained for nine years.John Goldworth AlgerDAWES or DAW, Sophia, Baronne de Feuchères (1790–1840) in Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 14 Damon - D'Eyncourt (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1888), at WikiSource After a short period of employment with a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufus C
Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin ''rufus'', "red"). Notable people with the name include: Given name Politicians * Rufus Ada George (born 1940), Nigerian politician * Rufus Aladesanmi III (born 1945), Yoruban king * Rufus Applegarth (1844–1921), American lawyer and politician * Rufus A. Ayers (1849–1926), American lawyer, businessman, and politician * Rufus Barringer (1821–1895), American lawyer, politician, and military general * Rufus Blodgett (1834–1910), American politician and railroad superintendent * Rufus Bousquet (born 1958), Saint Lucian politician * Rufus E. Brown (1854–1920), Vermont attorney, farmer, and politician * Rufus Bullock (1834–1907), American politician * Rufus Carter (1866–1932), Canadian farmer and political figure * Rufus Cheney Jr., member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1850 session * Rufus W. Cobb (1829–1913), American politician * Rufus Curry (1859–1934 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufus Dawes
Rufus R. Dawes (July 4, 1838August 1, 1899) was a military officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He used the middle initial "R" but had no middle name. He was noted for his service in the famed Iron Brigade, particularly during the Battle of Gettysburg. He was a post-war businessman, Congressman, and author, and the father of four nationally known sons, one of whom, Charles G. Dawes, won the Nobel Peace Prize and served as Vice President of the United States, and of two daughters. He was himself a great-grandson of William Dawes, who alerted colonial minutemen of the approach of the British Army prior to the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution, and a maternal great-grandson of the Rev. Manasseh Cutler, who was instrumental in adoption of the Northwest ordinance of 1787, led the formation of the Ohio Company of Associates, and became "Father of Ohio University". Civil War Having migrated to Wisconsin prior to the outbrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dawes (other)
Richard Dawes may refer to: * Richard Dawes (classical scholar) (1708–1766), English classical scholar * Richard Dawes (educationalist) Richard Dawes (baptized 13 April 1793, died 10 March 1867) was an English cleric and educationalist. He was the Dean of Hereford from 1850. Life Richard Dawes was baptised on 13 April 1793 at Hawes in Yorkshire, the son of James Dawes, who farme ... (1793–1867), English cleric and educationalist * Richard Jeffries Dawes (1897–1983), Canadian World War I flying ace {{hndis, Dawes, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Dawes
Nigel Alexander Dawes (born February 9, 1985) is a Canadian- Kazakhstani professional ice-hockey winger for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers, Montreal Canadiens. Playing career Dawes played junior ice hockey for the Kootenay Ice in the Western Hockey League. In his first year, the Ice won the Memorial Cup after winning the President's Cup as champions of the WHL. Dawes improved his play in his next two seasons in the WHL, and, for the 2003–04 season, he was named a first team All-Star in the Western Conference, the winner of the Brad Hornung Trophy (most sportsmanlike), and the Ice's most valuable player. Dawes was drafted in the fifth round, 149th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers, after two seasons in the WHL. After three seasons of junior hockey and four games in the American Hockey League for the Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Dawes
Neville Dawes (16 June 1926 – 13 May 1984) was a novelist and poet born in Nigeria of Jamaican parentage. He was the father of poet and editor Kwame Dawes. Biography Neville Augustus Dawes was born in Warri, Nigeria, to Jamaican parents Augustus Dawes (a Baptist missionary and teacher) and his wife Laura, and was raised in rural Jamaica, where the family returned when he was three years old.Barrie Davies"Dawes, Neville" in Eugene Benson and L. W. Conolly, ''Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English'', Routledge, 2004, p. 346. In 1938 he won a scholarship to Jamaica College and subsequently went to Oriel College, Oxford University, where he read English."Dawes, Neville", in Michael Hughes, ''A Companion to West Indian Literature'', Collins, 1979, p. 39. After graduating he went to teach at Calabar High School in Kingston, Jamaica. Returning to West Africa in 1956, he took up a teaching post at Kumasi Institute of Technology in Ghana. He was subsequently a lecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Dawes
Dame Melanie Henrietta Dawes (born 9 March 1966) is a British economist and civil servant. Since February 2020 she has been Chief Executive of Ofcom. She was previously the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and before that worked at HM Treasury, HM Revenue and Customs, and in the Cabinet Office. She is a Trustee of the Patchwork Foundation, founded by Harris Bokhari. Early life and education Dawes was born on 9 March 1966. She was educated at Malvern Girls' College, then an all-girls independent school in Malvern, Worcestershire. She studied at New College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. She then undertook postgraduate studies in economics at Birkbeck College, London, graduating with a Master of Science (MSc) degree.'DAWES, Melanie Henrietta', ''Who's Who 2017'', A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 201accessed 20 Oct 2017/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marylou Dawes
Marylou Dawes (June 14, 1933 – October 22, 2013) or ''Mary Lou Dawes'', was a Canadian concert pianist. She was one of Canada's leading accompanists, chamber musicians and soloists. She trained in Calgary and Austria and won the 3rd prize at the ARD International Music Competition, Munich, for duo with her brother Andrew Dawes in 1963. Marylou and Andrew played a concert for Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh during their Royal visit to Regina in July 1973. She has toured across Canada, Europe, Mexico and the United States. Her interpretation of contemporary music has won her acclaim from such composers as John Weinzweig, Clermont Pépin, and Murray Adaskin. She has premiered works by Oskar Morawetz, Talivaldis Kenins, Richard Payne, and Victor Davies. After many years of studying and performing the chamber works of Beethoven written for piano and various instruments she had time to explore his vast repertoire for solo piano. Biography Marylou Dawes was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
